Chicken roost



J. E. BLOW CHICKEN noos'r Filed March 2'7 1924 Patented Dec. 16, 1924.

UNITED STATES JOSEPH E. BLOW), OF LA CYGNE, KANSAS.

CHIGKEN BOOST.

Application filed March 27, 1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH E. Brow, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at La Cygne, in the county of Linn and State ofKansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ChickenBoosts, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a chicken roost which may bemechanically operated for the purpose of disinfecting the same.

My invention consists broadly in mounting upon a suitable frame-work aseries of roosts which are connected at each end to an endless propellerand means for moving said roost through the propellers through adisinfecting solution in a tank at one end of the frame-work.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the chicken roost embodying myinvention.

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view at one end of the machine.

The frame for my improved roost comprises standards 1 connected near thebottom by means of cross pieces 2 and near the top by cross pieces 3.The cross pieces 3 support longitudinally extending slideways, orstringers, 4t, 5 and 6, the stringers 4 and 6 being secured at the sideof the machine, while the stringer 5 is in the center of the machine.These stringers. as will be seen from the drawing, have their endsdownwardly beveled as at 7. Tie pieces 8 are secured to the standards 1a predetermined distance below the slideways 4t and 6.

A disinfecting tank 9 is secured to one end of the machine in which theshaft 10 revolves, said shaft being mounted in brackets 11 secured totwo end standards 1, there being an operating crank 12 on the end of theshaft 10. This shaft 10 has secured to it at each end within the tanksprocket wheels 13. 14 are brackets secured to the end standards 1 inwhich is mounted a shaft 15 in vertical alignment with the shaft 10,said shaft 15 having secured to it at each end sprocket wheels 16.Sprocket wheels 17 are secured in suitable brackets to the endstandards 1. At the other end of the machine brackets 18 are secured tothe end standards 1 in which is mounted a shaft 19 having on each endsprocket wheels 20. All of the sprocket wheels at each side of themachine are in Serial No. 702,342.

alignment with the slideways a and the stringers 8.

A roost is mounted on this machine and comprises endless chains 21 and22 which are in driving relation with the sprocket wheels heretoforedescribed, and these chains are supported between the ends of the frameby means of the slideways i and 6, and the stringers 8. These chains areconnected by means of the roosts bars 23 whereby when the crank 12 isoperated the chains are driven by the sprockets 13 thereby drawing theroost bars 23 into and through the disinfectant. material contained intank 9, from which it will be seen that each roost bar 23, as well asthe chains, are thoroughly disinfected, besides which the disinfectantdrops from the chain and roosts on to the framework of the machine asthe roosts are being drawn back to their operative position, shown inFigure 1. The standards 1 projecting above the slideways 4t and 6prevent the roosts and chains from moving transversely of the frame. Thestringers 8 support the weight of the chain between the ends of theframe and thus prevent them from sagging. The bevel 7 at the end of eachof the members 4, 5, 6 and 8, permit the chains and roosts to easilyengage the sprocket wheels 16 and 20 and eliminate the possibility ofany abrupt turn for the chains.

It will be understood that changes may be made in the details ofconstruction, within the scope of the appended claims. without departingfrom the spirit of my invention.

lVhat I claim is:

1. In a chicken roost, the combination with a frame, roost, slidewaysand supports on the top of said frame, a disinfecting tank attached tosaid frame, a shaft in said tank, sprocket wheels on said shaft,sprocket wheels secured to said frame above said tank, and sprocketwheels secured to the other end of said frame, sprocket chains mountedon said wheels and roosts secured to said chains.

2. In a chicken roost. a frame, stringers secured near the top of saidframe and having downwardly bevelled ends extending at each end. beyondthe ends of the frame and constituting roost supports, a pair ofsprocket idler wheels at each end of the frame, a tank at one end of theframe, an operating shaft in said tank sprocket wheels on said shaft, apair of endless chains in driving relation with said sprocket Wheels anda series of roosts'extending transverse- 1y of the frame and connectedto said chains, said stringers functioning to support the chains androosts.

3. In a chicken roost, the combination with a frame, slideways extendinglengthwise of and beyond the ends of said frame, stops extending abovesaid slideways, a disinfectant tank secured to one end of the frame,sprocket wheels in said tank and on the ends of said frame, sprocketchains mounted on said sprocket Wheels, and roosts connecting saidchains and extending transversely of the frame, said chains and the endsof the roosts resting on said slideways when the roosts are in operativeposition.

4. In a chicken roost, the combination with a frame, slideways extendinglengthwise of and beyond the ends of said frame, stops extending abovesaid slideways, a disinfectant tank secured to one end of the frame,sprocket Wheels in said tank and on the ends of said frame, sprocketchains mounted on said sprocket wheels, and roosts connecting saidchains and extending transversely of the frame, said chains and the endsof the roosts resting on said slideways when the roosts are in operativeposition, and additional slideways secured to; the frame below the firstnamed slidewaysfor said chains and roosts.

ture.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signa-

